Jack “Dekfarang” Brown is a local internet personality known for his good looks and accented Thai. From Phuket, he posted a video on Jun 18, where he (rather calmly and politely) noted that B200 for a 1km ride in a tuk-tuk was a tad expensive. (He was going from Kata Beach to his hotel.)

The video went viral—it’s at 250,000 views now—and, yesterday, Phuket’s authorities stepped in to crack down on the taxi mafia and host a press conference where Mr. Brown was able to explain he’d been mistaken in his criticism.